Donate and support kea

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Thank You!

The Kea Conservation Trust would like to acknowledge the commitment of our sponsors, who have very generously provided funds to carry out vital kea research.

All our sponsors will be sent a signed certificate stating their contribution to kea conservation.

Thank you to Corey Mosen for allowing us use of his stunning images of kea on all our certificates.

Kea Sponsor Categories

• Kea Sponsor - ( up to $99)
• Greenstone Kea Sponsors - ($100 - $999)
• Bronze Kea Sponser - ($1,000 - $4,999)
• Silver Kea Sponsor - ($5,000 - $19,999)
• Gold Kea Sponsor - ($20,000 - $49,999)
• Platinum Kea Sponsor - ($50,000 - $99,999)
• Diamond Kea Sponsor - ($100,000 +)

(donation amounts are accumulative across years).

Diamond Kea Sponsors

($100,000 +)

New Zealand Lottery Grants Board

Summer Survey (2009, 2010) $86,120

Summer Survey (2011) $86,238

Summer Survey (2012) $75,600

Platinum Kea Sponsors

($50,000-$99,999)

T-GEAR Trust

Winter survey (July 2008, 2009)

Summer survey (January 2009) - provision of satellite transmitters

Bird repellent research (Sept 2008 - 2009)

Gold Kea Sponsors

($20,000 - $49,999)

Department of Conservation

Bird repellent research (Sept 2008 - 2009)

Wellington Zoo Conservation Fund

Nest monitoring Arthurs Pass/Nelson Lakes (2010) $10,000

Nest monitoring Arthurs Pass/Nelson Lakes (2011) $10,000

Silver Kea Sponsors

($5,000 - $19,999)

The Lion Foundation

Kids Kea Conservation DVD (2011) $5,000

Office and presentation equipment (2010) $4,000

Canterbury Community Trust

Arthur's Pass Community project and operational costs (2011) $10,000

Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund

Prevention of lead poisoning in kea (2009) $5,000

Conservationist of the Year (2009) $1,000

Newsletter - Nestor Notabilis (2010) $500

Donation (2011) $10,000

Hubbards Food Ltd

Kea nest monitoring (August and December 2009) $5,000

Winter Survey and Advocacy Tour (2010) $5,000

Kea Advocacy Tour (2011) $3,000

Keystone Trust

Summer survey (January 2010) $5,000

Bronze Kea Sponsors

($1,000 - $4,999)

Mark Pickering (2012) $1,000

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Transmitters for 2012 Summer Survey project (2011) US$3,000

Donation (2012) US$428

Rocky Mountain AAZK

Donation (2011) US$2,000

Gwenda Hewson - Avian Disease Management Council (2011) $1,078.99

Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ (2011) $1,000

Australasian Society of Zoo Keeping Inc (ASZK) (2010) $4,000

Hamilton Zoo Conservation Fund (2010) $1,500

(2010 - $1,200)

Walter and Cindy Steensby (2007;2008;2009) $1,500

Emma Gibbs and Richard Garard (2007; 2009, 2011) $2,000

CMaG: ARAZPA NZ (2009) $1000

Greenstone Kea Sponsors

($100 - $999)

Patricia Lamas (2012) $US200

Andrew Mark Malloy (2011) $150

Andree Beattie (2011) $100

The Remarkables Ski Area (2011) $101.90

Rebecca Officer and Volker Kuhlmann (2011) $175

Forest & Bird North Canterbury Branch (2011) $200

Alan Stewart (SolaNelson) (2011) $100

Holmsater  Ltd (2011) $180

BP Vouchers for Volunteers (2010) $600

Gareth Hutton (2010) $650

Whare Kea Lodge - www.wharekealodge.com (2010) $250

Paradigm Printers (2010) $950

Arthur's Pass Department of Conservation (2010) $200

The Browne Family (2009)

Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary (2009) $250

Hamilton City Council (2009) $221, (2010) $225

Andrew Walmsley Images (2009) $300

NZ Kea Scouts - Kapiti (2008) $  (2009) $140, (2010) $60

Corey Mosen - www.coreymosen.co.nz (2009)

Cynthia Muir - Arts Canterbury (2009) $150

Kea Sponsor

(up to $99)

Neville Perkins (2011)

Matthias Steffen (2011)

St Barnabas Scout Group (2011)

Kea Scouts Waimate (2011)

Sue Stubenvoll (2010)

Jill Steven (2008)

Andrew Fidler (2009)

Richard Suggart (2009)

Leusk (2009)

Melanie White, Adrian, Sophia and Lucy Roper (2009)